It is a malicious software that refers to the harmful programs that are used by the hackers for stealing the sensitive information from the other systems or sabotaging them. Introducing malware can steal their private keys or even the crypto exchange credentials and thus they can also face losing their stored cryptocurrencies.
Crypto Mining Malware on the other hand is a potentially stealthy malware farming the resources of a system for developing revenue for the cybercrinimals who are controlling it.
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